Travelling to Kos island

Fly to KosKos
Island International Airport "Hippocrates"
(KGS) is the airport serving the island of Kos in Greece. The Kos
Island
Airport Hippocrates is based in the centre of the island, 26 km
south-west of the
island capital, Kos Town and only 4 km from the Conference Hotel. It is situated adjacent to the Antimachia
area of the
island, which is in turn close to Agios Stefanos, a popular beach
resort close
to Helona Resort – PSMR 2014 Conference Place.

The
main airlines serving Kos Airport are
EasyJet and Ryanair along with Greek local carriers Olympic Air and
Aegean
Airlines.

Both
Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines offer
daily flights from Athens International Airport ‘’Eleftherios
Venizelos’’ to
Kos Airport.

From
United Kingdom, Ryanair flies to Kos
from London (Stansted), Liverpool and Leeds. Easyjet offers flights
from London
(Gatwick) and Glasgow.

From
Italy, Ryanair flies from Rome
(Malpensa) to Kos Airport.

From Lithuania, Ryanair connects Kaunas to
Kos.

From
Poland, Ryanair lands on Kos from Krakow.

From Norway, Ryanair offers
direct
flight from Oslo to Kos.

From
Russia there is a direct flight from
Moscow to Kos by Aegean Airlines.

After landing to Kos International Airport,
local taxi or bus can drive you to your residence. PSMR14 will provide a shuttle service for conference attendants.

The trip between the
airport
and Kos Town takes about 30 minutes (25km).

Ships and Ferries to Kos

Kos is directly
connected to the port of Piraeus. Ferries from Piraeus to Kos run all year round on a daily
basis. On April, trip to Kos can
be with a conventional ferry of Blue Star Ferries shipping company. The trip
lasts 12hours and the ferry calls on the way the port of Santorini island.

Kos is also connected with numerous neighbouring islands. For
further information, you can visit Blue Star Ferries website www.bluestarferries.com